Composite curtains

ABSTRACT

Composite curtains embodying a plurality of rows of pleats located on upper portions of curtain units of curtains include that corresponding fastening members stitched to a front side and reverse side of two side edges of each of the curtain units. A draw pleat tape is located on a reverse side of an upper cover valance of an upper portion of the curtains, and a variable lower hem is located on a lower side of each of the curtain units. Two curtain units or more than two curtain units can be joined together to form curtains of an appropriate width by means of the fastening members. Furthermore, the draw pleat tape can be used to adjust width of the upper cover valance, and the variable lower hem can be used to adjust length of the curtain units, thereby enabling the curtains to match actual width of a variety of windows.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to composite curtains, and moreparticularly to a composite curtain structure that takes a curtain unitand manufactures a plurality of curtain units of fixed widthspecifications. Moreover, fastening members and a variable lower hem arerespectively located on side edges of the curtain units. Furthermore, adraw pleat tape is located on a reverse side of an upper cover valance,thereby enabling assembly of two or more than two curtain units toachieve suitability for windows of various lengths and widths.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

Curtains of prior art are structured from two curtains having the samemeasurements, pleats are located on a top portion of each of thecurtains, and curtain hooks are located on top seams of the curtains. Tofit such curtains, a rail is securely fixed to a top portion of an innerside of a window, and a plurality of pulley hooks are attached to therail, whereupon each of the pulley hooks and the curtain hooks on thecurtains are mutually fastened together. A cord can then be pulled todrag the pulley hooks and actuate the curtain hooks, thereby drawing thetwo curtains toward a center of the window, thus screening the light andcovering the window therewith. Reverse pulling on the cord draws backthe curtains toward the two sides of the window, thereby removing theshading effect from the window.

Because the shading effect resulting from drawing of conventionalcurtains is exceptionally good, patterns on curtain material easilyunfold into view and are eye appealing, moreover, upon drawing back thecurtains, the curtains can be completely tied at the sides of thewindow, and thus do not block light rays, consequently, suchconventional curtains are still a perfectly practical product andwell-liked by users, and therefore have not yet been withdrawn frommarkets. However, because width of windows of each household variesgreatly, thus, there is a necessity for the curtains to be made tomeasure, and as such is a shortcoming of the conventional curtains.Furthermore, so-called DIY (Do It Yourself) curtains still require firstmeasuring the width of the window, and then requesting an operator tocut an appropriate width of curtain material according to measurementsof the window, whereafter a consumer carries the curtain material homeand fits the curtains themselves (or the operator fits the curtains onbehalf of the consumer). Consequently, a great deal of time is spent onon-the-spot cutting and producing the curtains, which is the primaryshortcoming of conventional curtains. In addition, even thoughrelatively wide curtains for a French window can be made to measure,however, because of the excessively large sized curtains, thus, thecurtains are difficult to clean, which is yet another shortcoming.

In addition, so-called fixed DIY (Do It Yourself) curtains of prior art,as depicted in FIG. 7, pertain to a structure embodying a sewn up typeconfiguration that prohibits detachment, and thus do not pertain toso-called composite curtains of the present invention. Furthermore,because the upper portion cannot be detached, thus, after assembly,indoor light is somewhat dimmed, and is not an ideal design forcurtains, moreover, has lower practicability compared to compositecurtains, hence is not an ideal curtain design.

The inventor of the present invention has seen that a general curtainrail embodies a configuration that is generally capable of being freelycut (or is extensible), however, the curtain material cannot be massproduced and does not provide for genuine DIY convenience, thereforeproducing high-grade composite curtains still necessitates the operatorfirst taking measurements, and only then can cutting of the curtainmaterial be carried out, which results in insufficient speed ofproduction of the curtains, lost labor processing time and inability tomass-produce. Furthermore, oversized curtains are difficult to clean.The aforementioned principal shortcomings of prior art are, as ofpresent, shortcomings that have not been effectively improved upon.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a primarily objective of the present invention is toprovide a structure comprising curtains having multiple widths, whereina plurality of curtain hooks are sewn to top portions of each of thecurtains, moreover, fastening members are located on two side edges ofeach of the curtains. A draw pleat tape is located on a reverse side ofan upper cover valance of a top portion of the curtains; moreover, avariable lower hem is located on a lower side of the curtain units.Fitting of the curtains can be undertaken according to requirements,whereby an appropriate number of the curtain units (for instance, twocurtain units, three curtain units, or a plurality of curtain units) canbe mutually joined together to assemble a curtain material ofsubstantially larger measurements using the fastening members, therebyassembling curtains having measurements suited to the width of thewindow. Furthermore, finely adjusting width of the upper cover valanceby means of the draw pleat tape, and then increasing length of thevariable lower hem completes assembly of the composite curtains, therebyeliminating on-the-spot cutting of curtain material by an operator, thussaving on labor costs and on-the-spot processing time. Theaforementioned as described characterizes the present invention.

To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and thetechnological methods of the invention herein, the brief description ofthe drawings below is followed by the detailed description of thepreferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a structural view according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an assembled partial front view according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 shows a multi-set assembled schematic view according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 4 shows an assembled front view according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of an embodiment depicting an upper covervalance and a draw pleat tape according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of the embodiment depicting a variablelower hem located on a lower edge of a curtain according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 6A shows an enlarged view of FIG. 6 depicting the variable lowerhem according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a structural view of fixed type DIY (Do it Yourself)curtains of prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, which show a structure of composite curtainsof the present invention primarily comprising more than one alreadystitched curtain unit having a plurality of different specifications,which are assembled to produce curtains of substantially largermeasurements suitable for use on various windows therewith, whereincurtain units 10 and 40 of the present invention are primarily designedwith a plurality of rows of pleats 11, 41 on top portions of the curtainunits 10, 40 respectively, moreover, a plurality of curtain hooks 12, 42are located on top portions of the pleats 11, 41 respectively accordingto requirements. The present invention is characterized in that:

Corresponding fastening members 20, 30 are stitched to a front side anda reverse side of two side edges of the curtains 10, 40 respectively,thereby enabling the two curtain units 10, 40 to be joined together toform curtains of appropriate width by means of the fastening members 20,30 suited to shade width measurements of a window 70. The fasteningmembers 20, 30 can be hook and loop fastening strips, zippers or hiddenfasteners.

Furthermore, the curtain units 10, 40 can be of fixed specificationshaving identical widths or different widths.

In addition, if size of the window 70 has a width suitable for fittingof the curtain units 10, 40 having appropriate specific widths, then thecurtain units can be the curtain units 10, 40 wherein the two side edgesof each can be stitched with the fastening members 20, 30 or without thefastening members 20, 30.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of rows of buttons 50, 51 areseparately located on the front sides of the two side edges of thecurtain units 10 and 40 of the present invention, wherein embroideredfasteners as used in Chinese costumes are particularly preferred. Afterjoining together the two curtain units 10 and 40 by means of thefastening members 20, 30, then the buttons 50, 51 are mutually fastenedtogether. Thus, after drawing the curtain units 10 and 40, not only issuperior shading of the window 70 achieved, moreover, the curtain units10 and 40 are thoroughly beautiful and elegant in appearance.

Referring to FIG. 3, which shows a schematic view of an embodiment of anassemblage of a plurality of curtains according to the present inventioncomprising the two curtain units 10 and 40 and a curtain unit 60 ofdifferent widths, which are assembled by mutually fastening thefastening members 20, 30 to form half widths suitable for a large Frenchwindow, and, which can be compositely joined by means of the pluralityof buttons 50, 51 to complete the assemblage.

Referring to FIG. 5, which shows another embodiment of the structure ofthe composite curtains of the present invention comprising an uppercover valance 80 located on a top portion of an outer side of thecurtains assembled from a plurality of curtain units. A draw pleat tape81 is located on an inner side of the upper cover valance 80, andextending and shortening of the draw pleat tape 81 is used to adjustwidth of the upper cover valance 80, thereby enabling the curtains toperfectly match actual width of a variety of windows.

Furthermore, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 6A, which show the structureof the composite curtains of the present invention, wherein a variablelower hem 14 is located on a lower side edge of the curtain unit 10. Thevariable lower hem 14 enables more than two fixed widths of a bottom endof the curtain unit 10 to be successively folded back. Moreover, eachtime the fixed width is folded back a fixing thread 141 is stitched toan upper edge of the folded back area. Accordingly, upon assembling thecurtain unit 10, if a consumer discovers that length of the curtain unit10 is too short, the consumer themselves can unthread one line or morethan one line of fixing threads 141, thereby enabling the variable lowerhem 14 to downwardly lengthen the curtain unit 10 by one or a pluralityof fixed widths, thus achieving effectiveness of easily increasinglength of the curtain units.

Because the present invention embodies a circumspective design, thus,the present invention is provided with the following advantages when inuse:

1. Saving on labor costs: The present invention is assembled from aplurality of curtain units of different widths, which enables producinga variety of width measurements. Hence, there is only a need to producecurtain units of a plurality of standard widths during production, andthe consumer can then make a choice to purchase the curtain units ofdifferent widths, wherewith composite curtains can be assembledtherefrom. If the size of the window is exactly that of the standardwidths of curtain units, then the purchased curtain units can bedirectly fitted to the window. If the size of the window is differentfrom that of the standard widths of curtain units, then the consumer canmake a choice to purchase two or more curtain units to combine and fittogether as a set in order to produce the required width of curtains,thereby saving time on on-the-spot cutting and stitching, and saving onlabor costs.

2. Beautiful and elegant in appearance: The present invention can befurther designed with a row of corresponding male fastening members andfemale fastening members respectively located on the front sides of thetwo side edges of each of the curtain units, wherein embroideredfasteners as used in Chinese costumes are particularly preferred, andany two curtain units are mutually joined together by means of thefastening members to form curtains beautiful and elegant in appearance.

3. Convenience in cleaning: Because the present invention is of acomposite configuration, thus each of the curtain units can beseparately detached for cleaning purposes.

Because the inventor of the present invention continues to activelyexplore advancement in structure, as a first instance, the inventor hasdesigned the composite curtains of the present invention embodying theaforementioned advantages, including saving on mass production costs,savings on on-the-spot processing time, ease of cleaning and havingaesthetic appeal. The present invention thus assuredly complies withessential elements as required for a new patent application.Accordingly, a new patent application is proposed herein.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described hereinis merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that awide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilledin the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas set forth in the following claims.

1. A composite curtains comprising more than one already stitchedcurtain unit assembled to produce curtains of substantially largermeasurements, a plurality of rows of pleats are located on upperportions of the curtain units, moreover, a plurality of curtain hooksare located on top portions of the pleats according to requirements, andan upper cover valance is located on an outer side of the pleats on theupper portion of the curtains; and is characterized in that:corresponding fastening members are stitched to a front side and areverse side of two side edges of each of the curtain units, therebyenabling two adjacent curtain units to be joined together to formcurtains of substantially greater width by means of the fasteningmembers, moreover, a variable lower hem is located on a lower side ofeach of the curtain units, the variable lower hems enable more than twofixed widths of bottom ends of the curtain units to be successivelyfolded back, and a fixing thread is stitched to an upper edge of each ofthe folded back areas, which can be used to adjust length of the curtainunits, and a draw pleat tape located on an inner side of the upper covervalance, the draw pleat tape is used to adjust width of the upper covervalance to perfectly match width of a variety of windows.
 2. Thecomposite curtains according to claim 1, wherein the curtains can beassembled from curtain units having identical widths.
 3. The compositecurtains according to claim 1, wherein the curtains can be assembledfrom curtain units having different widths.
 4. The composite curtainsaccording to claim 1, wherein the fastening members located on two sideedges of the curtain units are respectively correspondingly fitted witha plurality of male fastening members and female fastening members.